Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo on Tap for Early December

Posted by Brian Sparks|November 1, 2023

Photo: Jeremy Jubenville, MSU Extension

The 2023 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo, which takes place in partnership with the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo, will be held Dec. 5-7 at the Devos Place Conference Center in Grand Rapids, MI. The Michigan State University (MSU) Extension floriculture team worked with the Western Michigan Greenhouse Association and the Metro Detroit Flower Growers Association to develop an educational program consisting of 19 sessions on a variety of relevant subject areas.

This year’s schedule emphasizes greenhouse plant production, retail and customer engagement strategies, integrated pest management, and specialty cut flowers. These sessions feature presentations by a range of Extension and industry experts and are designed for audiences across the organizational spectrum, from entry-level employees to operations managers.

Both new and experienced growers will benefit from presentations on horticultural lighting, propagation and finishing, fertilizers and foliage plants. Erik Runkle and Roberto Lopez of MSU discuss some research-based guidelines for using LED lighting during propagation. Dylan Sedmak from PanAmerican Seed shares his keys steps for successful seed propagation.

Struggling a bit with foliage plant production? Join Jonah Brown from Danziger and Lopez as they provide temperature, light, irrigation, and plant growth regulator (PGR) recommendations for some of the most popular foliage crops. Jaden Gimondo from MSU Extension discusses the finer points of fertilizers, while Jamie Gibson of Syngenta Flowers shares his extensive knowledge on plant growth management for high-quality crops. Sessions include:

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